In this, one of our series of articles that takes a brief look at the magnificent islands of the Caribbean, we visit Anguilla, located in the Leeward Islands. Anguilla is one of several British West Indies islands.
Anguilla is renowned for its flat landscape and is distinctive because of its long thin topography. In fact, its name derives from the French word for eel - "Anguille."
Anguilla is an island that is dependent upon tourism for its income and is the preferred location of many of the rich and famous, due, in no small part, to the privacy offered by many of its high class hotels and villas, in addition to its beaches.
Despite its relatively small size, in comparison to some of the other Caribbean islands, Anguilla has around thirty-three separate beaches, scattered around the island.
The island is also popular with the yachting and sailing fraternity, with many yachts mooring off one of the beaches for a night or two as part of a Caribbean sailing trip. The capital of the island is The Valley.
Although the official currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar, the United States Dollar is universally accepted.
To get around the island you can either take a car rental or travel in one of the many taxis that are available, although most people elect to chill out on the beach for the day rather than travel around.
There are many friendly beach bars where food and, of course, drinks are served throughout the day and often well into the night!
Anguilla can be accessed by private boat, by air, into its small airport or, preferably by a short ferry ride from the neighbouring island of St Martin, which has, on the Dutch side of the island, Princess Juliana International Airport, which takes regular flights from the United States and Canada and Europe.
Although it is small, Anguilla is an island that is well worth visiting, if not for your entire vacation, then at least for a day or two if you are visiting one of the other nearby Caribbean Islands. If you do visit, you will no doubt agree that Anguilla is truly one of the gems of the Caribbean.
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